Mumbai: The King of Romance – who ironically played villainous characters early in his career, is gearing up to set the silver screen ablaze with a romantic comedy – Jab Harry Met Sejal – starring Anushka Sharma.
Directed by Imtiaz Ali, – Jab Harry Met Sejal – happens to be SRK’s first film with the ‘Highway’ filmmaker! Interestingly, Shah Rukh hasn’t watched any of Imtiaz’s films!
When Imtiaz approached SRK with a story of a man trying to commit suicide, the superstar dismissed it instantly and instead asked the director to work on a happier subject. And that’s how ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ was born.
"I haven't seen Imtiaz's films, to be honest, but when I met him, I found him extremely gentle and sensitive. Amongst the people I had worked with earlier, it was the same quality that Yash ji, Adi, Karan (had). They are personally very different but also very sensitive,” PTI quoted the actor as saying.
Shah Rukh recalled how a popular director once approached him to do a love story, which the actor turned down.
"I really believed the director wasn't sensitive enough, he just wanted to do a love story. You don't just do a love story; you make it, feel it, live it. And I think Imtiaz is like that. I may not be romantic, but I am extremely sensitive.
"To me, it can't be a person with lesser level of sensitivity directing me in a love story. I find Imtiaz sensitive, dignified. These are not filmmaking qualities, these are personal qualities which translate into your films or acting."
‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ is slated to hit the theatres on August 4.
(With PTI inputs)
